Sharrington in the Domesday Book

A village in Holt hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

• 1st Manor

  • Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 2 geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £2 in 1086
  • Households: 6 smallholders; 8 freemen

• 2nd Manor

  • Overlord in 1066: Earl Gyrth
  • Lords of the Manor in 1066: Ketil; Earl Harold
  • Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
  • Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
  • Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₄ geld
  • Value to Lord of the Manor: 2/7¼ in 1086
  • Households: 10 smallholders; 3 freemen
  • Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough